Re: [boost] Boost.Build merge?

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost.Build merge?
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-13 02:00:06

Vladimir Prus wrote:

> 
> Folks,
> I would have like to merge Boost.Build state from trunk to release branch.
> This matter was discussed briefly in
> 
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/180814/
> 
> but it didi not lead anywhere, and further it seems to be some confusion
> between merging Boost.Jam (which Rene wants) and merging Boost.Build.
> 
> To reiterate, I think Boost.Build should be merged because:
> 
> - it now supports linux->windows cross compile
> - it allows to eliminate configuration warning messages from
> libraries that are not built (which requires corresponding
> merges for libraries Jamfiles, but it's trivial)
> - it fixes a bug where include=/foo/bar could not be specified
> on the command line
> - it has some other smaller fixes
> - I don't see any breakage on trunk tests
> 
> Comments?

So, what is the final conclusion? Rene and Eric agree to merge, but I
don't quite understand to gets to say final "yes".

Thanks,
Volodya